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  • Title: Indirect sources of mercury poisoning in the Iraqi epidemic.
    Author: Bakir F, Al-Shahristani H, Al-Rawi NY, Khadouri A, Al-Mufti AW.
    Journal: Bull World Health Organ; 1976; 53 Suppl(Suppl):129-32. PubMed ID: 1086161.
    Abstract:
    Secondary sources of intoxication with methylmercury poisoning other than home-made bread were explored. Mercury levels in various food items were below 0.05 mg/kg.Over 30 000 specimens of meat and internal organs of sheep were analysed because of the strong suspicion that the animals had been fed treated barley. It was found that 6-12% of the specimens analysed contained more than 0.5 mg/kg of mercury. Consumption of meat did not appear to constitute a danger of intoxication during the outbreak.
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